#ab70da Color Information

#ab70da Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #ab70da. In RGB, it consists of 67.1% Red, 43.9% Green, and 85.5% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 21.6% Cyan, 48.6% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 14.5% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 273.4°, with saturation of 58.9% and lightness of 64.7%. The decimal value for #ab70da is 11235546, and its nearest "web safe" color is #9966cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #ab70da is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#ab70da Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color171, 112, 218 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color67.1%, 43.9%, 85.5% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.329, 0.561, 0.145 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.216, 0.486, 0, 0.145 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color273.4°, 58.9%, 64.7% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color273.4°, 48.6%, 85.5% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color35.244, 25.308, 69.357 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color171, 112, 218 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11235546 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color57.374, 42.942, -45.576 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)57.374, 62.620, 313.296 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color57.374, 21.232, -76.595 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color50.307, 37.013, -46.526 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.271, 0.195, 25.308 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289425626 / 0xffab70da Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#9966cc Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #ab70da

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #ab70da, its pure hue is 273.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 58.9%, and its lightness is 64.7%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #ab70da, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #150e1b to #9662bf.

Tints of #ab70da

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #ab70da, its pure hue is 273.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 58.9%, and its lightness is 64.7%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #ab70da, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b682df to #f5edfa.

Tones of #ab70da

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #ab70da, its pure hue is 273.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 58.9%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #ab70da, which range from #a5a5a5 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #af4bff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #ab70da

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #ab70da! For #ab70da, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #ab70da. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #ab70da

This color, #ab70da, consists of 67.1% Red, 43.9% Green, and 85.5% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 171, Green = 112, Blue = 218. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #ab70da is 21.6% Cyan, 48.6% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 14.5% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R67.1%
C21.6%
G43.9%
M48.6%
B85.5%
Y0.0%
K14.5%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 171 112 218
Octal 253 160 332
Hexa #ab #70 #da
Binary 10101011 01110000 11011010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 21 48 0 14
Octal 25 60 0 16
Hexa #15 #30 #00 #0e
Binary 00010101 00110000 00000000 00001110

Analogous Colors of #ab70da

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #ab70da — which has hue 273.4° — its analogous colors are located at 243.4° and 303.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ab70da.

Triadic Colors of #ab70da

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #ab70da — which has hue 273.4° — its triadic colors are located at 33.4° and 273.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ab70da.

Complementary Color of #ab70da

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #ab70da — which has hue 273.4° — its complementary color is located at 93.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ab70da.

Split Complementary Colors of #ab70da

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #ab70da — which has hue 273.4° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 63.4° and 273.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ab70da.

Tetradic Colors of #ab70da

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #ab70da — which has hue 273.4° — its tetradic colors are located at 183.4°, 273.4°, 3.4°, and 93.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ab70da.

Monochromatic Colors of #ab70da

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #ab70da, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #7d4aa6 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #d6aef6 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #ab70da

We want to make getting started with #ab70da on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #ab70da into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #ab70da can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #ab70da with other HTML elements.

#ab70da Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #ab70da.
<span style="color: #ab70da;">The color of this text is #ab70da.</span>

#ab70da Background Color

The background color for this text is #ab70da.
<div style="background-color: #ab70da; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #ab70da.</div>

#ab70da Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #ab70da.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #ab70da;">This color for the shadow of this text is #ab70da.</span>

#ab70da Border Color

This is a div with border color #ab70da.
<div style="border: #ab70da 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #ab70da.</div>

#ab70da Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #ab70da on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ab70da; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ab70da on a white background.</div></div>

#ab70da Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #ab70da on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ab70da; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ab70da on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #ab70da to White

This is a gradient from #ab70da to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ab70da,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ab70da,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ab70da,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ab70da,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ab70da to white.</div>

Gradient from #ab70da to Black

This is a gradient from #ab70da to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ab70da,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ab70da,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ab70da,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ab70da,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ab70da to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #ab70da

In addition to using #ab70da on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #ab70da in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #ab70da, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 171, Green = 112, Blue = 218). If you need details about the color coordinates of #ab70da in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #ab70da
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(171, 112, 218)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #ab70da; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #ab70da; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #ab70da; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(171, 112, 218);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#ab70da")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:171, green:112, blue:218, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:171 green:112 blue:218 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(171f, 112f, 218f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(171, 112, 218);
 

#ab70da Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #ab70da the same way. For those with color blindness, #ab70da might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #ab70da looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #ab70da is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #ab70da looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #ab70da will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #ab70da is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 3.5:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #ab70da would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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